Mark Graham

1.20 Walking-Together Toward Enlightenment as Artistic Practice in the Himalayas (Paper)

Mark Graham – Brigham Young University, Pravo, USA

Abstract:

An experiment in experiential learning using walking-with others to explore ideas about place, nature, and enlightenment in the context of Tibetan Buddhism in the Himalayas of Nepal. A university artist/educator and his students used the action of walking-together as a methodology for investigating various notions of enlightenment. These experiences provided a window into notions of spirituality and enlightenment within the contexts of Buddhist art and iconography as experienced in the Khumbu Valley of the Himalayas in Nepal. This experience is located within other examples of a walking pedagogy including working with younger students in school settings. The use of artmaking to connect students to local ecological environments through walking has been practiced. The exploration of a walking as an artistic practice was informed by contemporary art practices connected with walking and critical place-based art education.

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